Velez vs Banfield
Velez Sarsfield are now improving after a disappointing start. Last time out, the team showed a worthy version and secured an important point following a 0-0 away draw at Defensa y Justicia. As a result, El Fortin are unbeaten in their last four league matches, with two victories and two stalemates. They accumulate 13 points in nine rounds in the Liga Profesional, sitting into 11th place. At home, Velez managed eight points from 15 on offer so far as a product of two wins, two draws and one defeat.
After a few promising matches, Banfield returned to their worst version last Sunday, when they succumbed to an unexpected 2-0 home defeat to Platense following a terrible performance. That loss broke their two-match winning streak in league action and dropped them down to the 23rd spot of the Liga Profesional table as El Taladro remain on nine points, leading bottom-placed Colon by only three. On a positive note, Javier Sanguinetti’s men won their last away game (1-0 at Talleres) to stop a four-game losing run on the road in domestic action.
Velez is finally improving under new coach Ricardo Gareca and this poor Banfield shouldn’t give them much trouble at home.